Under the ISU Judging System, a skater’s score for each segment is the Technical Element Score (TES) plus the Program Component Score (PCS), minus deductions. TES adds the base value of every jump, spin and step sequence, adjusted up or down by the judges’ grade of execution. PCS scores the skating as a whole — composition, presentation and skating skills — and deductions cover things like falls and time violations.
Competitions with a short program and a free skate add the two segment scores, and the highest total wins. ISU rules break a tie on the total in favour of the better free skating score.
Club competitions and test-level events often use simpler scoring, but the table still needs the parts and the total.